diff --git a/backend/src/services/ytdlp.ts b/backend/src/services/ytdlp.ts
index 4555ce3..d1238dc 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/ytdlp.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/ytdlp.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { spawn } from 'child_process';
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
 
-const DOWNLOADS_DIR = path.join(__dirname, '../../downloads');
+const DOWNLOADS_DIR = '/var/www/vidrip/downloads';
 
 // Ensure downloads directory exists
 if (!fs.existsSync(DOWNLOADS_DIR)) {